All Chapters of My Ex-Boss Begged Me to Return After Blacklisting Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

"Charlie, who was calling you?" My assistant, Alex Langdon, walked over with freshly brewed coffee and set it on my desk.I put away my phone and replied with a smile, "No one important."I turned on the computer and quickly went through the work that had piled up during the New Year holiday.Alex was silent for a moment, hesitating to speak. "Charlie, did your former company come to poach you?"The smile on my face faded. "You know about it too?"Alex pursed his lips and pulled up a financial news article titled ‘Once an Industry Titan, Now in Decline’. He pointed at it to show me. "It's been spreading around the industry. Kinetix Group has been losing customers due to the delayed update of its core system and is on the verge of bankruptcy. Their boss, Franklin Wood, is a self-made man and surely won't accept this. “But he brought this upon himself. Back then, they relied on you to become the industry leader, but they drove you out and even banned you from the industry becaus

"Try to make him make a mistake. Don't be too lenient with him."His remark sent a heavy blow to my heart.I recalled my past seven years at the company.The first year, the company was resurrected thanks to my data model. Franklin hugged me excitedly and said I was his greatest blessing.The second year, I won the largest investment of $5 million for the company. At the signing ceremony, Franklin held my shoulders and choked up several times.The third year, the company officially established a technical department and made me the leader, but I did not get a promotion. He just bumped up my salary by an extra $2,000, saying it was a sign of his trust in me.The fourth year, the fifth year, the sixth year, the seventh year... More and more people were recruited to the department, and my burden became heavier and heavier. Training new employees, maintaining systems, creating models... I was overwhelmed. In the end, I was fired because I did too well. They even tried to nickel-and-d

"Mr... Mr. Grey?" The sycophantic smile on Franklin's face froze instantly, as if snapped into place by a sudden drop in temperature. It hung stiffly at the corners of his mouth, every crease filled with disbelief. His eyes bulged wide as if staring at me, and his lips trembled, unable to manage a coherent sentence.I could see the flash of panic in the depths of his eyes, quickly replaced by a far more intense dread.He remembered how he had driven me into a dead end three years ago.He also remembered how he had used industry blacklisting to try and crush me, ensuring I would never rise again.Now, Charlie, the ‘useless loser’ he had personally discarded and sought to destroy, had transformed into his last lifeline: the Tech Director of Apex Systems.How the tables had turned."Mr. Wood, it's been a while." I smiled faintly, my tone as calm as if I were greeting a stranger.I extended my hand, my demeanor composed.Franklin trembled all over, as if he were electrocuted. He

Franklin wanted to lose his temper, but he could not. The way he tried to suppress his anger while still having to be subservient to me was a cruel reversal of the situation three years ago.I looked at him and suddenly remembered many things.I remembered working overtime for a month straight on a project, only to have my report rejected and sent back for revision in front of the entire department—simply because the color of a data chart was not ‘sophisticated’ enough for his liking.I remembered that when everyone was with their families on New Year's Eve, he called me back to the company just to modify a plan he had come up with on the spur of the moment. He said, "Young man, pressure leads to motivation."I remembered taking a leave when my mother was hospitalized to take care of her. However, citing the urgency of the project, he told me, "The company can still operate, but can you bear the responsibility if the project fails?"All these scenes played in my mind.Now, it was

Ben knew that with my current position at Apex Systems and my influence within the industry, I would keep my word.Fear instantly shattered all his mental defenses.He crawled and staggered to my feet, his face showing no more hesitation. He pointed at the dumbfounded Franklin behind him, screaming in a shrill voice. "Mr. Grey! It's none of my business! It's all him! Franklin stabbed me in the back! He used me and tossed me aside once he was done with me! He was the one who drove you out and blacklisted you. “All of that was his idea! I-I was forced to do it! If I hadn't listened to him, he would have destroyed me too! Franklin, you treacherous villain! You won't get away with this! "At that moment, he completely stripped off his disguise and, like a cornered dog, bit his own master.Franklin could not believe what he was seeing. He looked at Ben, the confidant who had been by his side for over a decade and had been loyal to him. Now, he was betraying Franklin without mercy to